Tommy and Gina are also referenced in 99 in the Shade (1988). Anyway, one song that’s missing from this is Love Walks In by Van Halen (released ’86, but recorded 1985-1986), which also reminds me of Listen to Your Heart by Roxette (1988). BTW, I Was A Man was released in May ’86 and the album it came from was recorded from 1984-1986, while Bad Name was released in Jul ’86. I also recommend looking into the cliché love songs, which I have explained under the comments for CatrianiPlay.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCC_b5WHLX0

And now I’ve mentioned Listen to Your Heart have a listen to the song the mother loved when she was ‘young’ in this AAMI ad, written specifically for the ad by a guy by the name of Jon Helms. Someone in the comments stated it’s based on Alone by Heart (1987). When searching for it, I also came across Deep in Your Heart by Snakes in Paradise (1994) and the guitar solo has the CatrianiPlay melody in it. This is a Swedish band, so all I can say is maybe in Sweden the ’80s started in ’89 (although metal was popular), as they may have been too fixated with ABBA before that (but when your country doesn’t have many internationally successful bands and then one as big as ABBA, it’s something to celebrate).

I don’t think it’s the only time Desmond Child did this: compare I’d Die for You by Bon Jovi (1986) and Holding Out for A Hero by Bonnie Tyler (1984), from the soundtrack to Footloose. I know Desmond Child isn’t credited on writing I’d Die for You, but it seems it must have been one of those cases where the producer co-wrote the song and waived the right to be credited. I would have thought the producer would want their name tacked on the end whether they had anything to do with writing the song or not.

One more thing, just for the heck of it, the instrumentals of I’d Die for You sound like just about anything on Bon Jovi’s self-titled debut, including their first hit, Runaway (1982). I’ve also noticed a similarity between I’d Die for You and Born to Be My Baby (1988) and the chorus melody of We Weren’t Born to Follow (2009) sounds like that of Born to Be My Baby.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVtaVrUAPK0

It’s not just you. It’s definitely there, particularly in the chorus. While this one sounds like Heaven is A Place on Earth, Love Walks In by Van Halen (released ’86 but recorded 1985-1986), which I’ve said about in reply to the first comment on this page.